August 2024

Pauline Brown

Pauline Brown, 69, of Fort Stockton, Texas went to be with Our Lord on August 3. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m.
Pauline Brown

Four Seniors Receive Art Scholarships

The Arts & Crafts Show awards scholarships to area graduating seniors each summer as students make their way off to college. As an event of the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce, it is organized by a Chamber Committee.
Jaslyn A. Pacheco, pictured here with Chairman Miriam Forgacs, was one of four recipients of the Arts & Crafts Show awards scholarship. Courtesy Photo

Fort Stockton Barrio Fest Run

The 3rd Annual Barrio Fest presents the Barrio Fest 5K Run and Walk, which is the dynamic kickoff to the three-day Hispanic Culture Event in Fort Stockton, Texas.

Jury Trial Canceled in Iraan

Jurors do not need to report for duty for the trial that was scheduled for August 13 in Iraan. The Jury Trial schedule for that day has been cancelled..

Power Grant Opportunity Opens this Month

Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 TNMP Power Grants opened, August 1. A total of $155,000 will be available to support community- strengthening projects across TNMP’s service areas, with individual grants of up to $10,000.

Dollar General Opens New Location in Fort Stockton

DG stores are proud to provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items and more through its mission of Serving Others.

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

Possible Saturday hours for Library The Fort Stockton Public Library is conducting a survey to determine interest in the library opening on Saturdays. The survey is available on their Facebook page and at the library front desk.

Things Happen in Threes

I’ve heard it said that things happen in threes, especially tragedies, deaths and doses of Pepto Bismol after a big Tex-Mex dinner. My own three defining experiences over the past few weeks can’t be described as tragedies, per se, so I’ll refer to them as catastrophes, instead.
GUEST COLUMNIST

The real reason we need more prayer

“The trouble with our praying is, we just do it as a means of last resort.” — Will Rogers (1879 — 1935) American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. “More old coffee drinkers solving the world’s problems, and more prayer.
GUEST COLUMNIST